Westfield Marquette County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
§ 525-9
Conditional uses.
A.
The Zoning Board of Appeals may issue a conditional use permit for conditional uses specified in this chapter after review and a public hearing, provided that such uses are in accordance with the purpose and intent of this chapter. Notice of such public hearing, specifying the time, place and subject matter, shall be given in the manner specified in the Wisconsin Statutes. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall state in writing the ground(s) for refusing a conditional use permit.
B.
Application for conditional use permits shall be submitted to the Village Clerk-Treasurer and shall be accompanied by the same information as is required for a zoning permit as specified in § 525-2D of this chapter and by a fee as set by the Village Board. The Zoning Board of Appeals may require such other information as may be necessary to determine and provide for an enforcement of this chapter, including but not limited to a plan showing contours, soil types, high-water mark, groundwater conditions, bedrock, vegetative cover and specifications for areas of proposed filling, grading and lagooning.
C.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall review the site; existing and proposed structures and architectural plans; parking areas; driveway locations; highway access; traffic generation and circulation; drainage, sewerage and water systems; operation; conditions which will affect the maintenance of safe and healthful conditions; prevention and control of water pollution, including sedimentation; and compatibility of the proposed use with the use of adjacent land.
D.
Upon consideration of the factors listed above, the Zoning Board of Appeals may require conditions in addition to those listed elsewhere in this chapter. Such conditions may include specifications for, without limitation because of specific enumeration, landscaping, type of construction, construction commencement and completion dates, sureties, lighting, fencing, operational control, hours of operation, traffic circulation, deed restrictions, increased setbacks and yards, type of shore cover, specified sewage disposal and water supply systems, planting screens, piers and docks, signs or any other requirements necessary to fulfill the purpose and intent of this chapter.
E.
The Zoning Board of Appeals shall evaluate each application and may request assistance from any source which can provide technical assistance.
F.
Planned unit developments (PUD) are permitted as conditional uses in all residential zones. Planned unit developments are intended to provide for innovative large-scale residential developments. A PUD must contain a minimum of 10 contiguous acres under one ownership or control. Plans for the proposed development shall show the location, size, and proposed use of all structures and land included in the area involved. Individual drainage and planting plans shall be provided for the entire development. The plans may provide for a combination of single and multifamily development as well as closely related commercial uses, provided that the plans indicate that:
(1)
The overall density shown on the PUD plan for residential associated commercial uses shall not exceed an average density of 11 persons per acre. In computing population density, a factor of 3.0 persons shall be used per one-family dwelling, 2.5 persons per garden-type apartment unit or townhouse and 1.5 persons per high-rise apartment unit.
(2)
Paved streets and sidewalks adequate to serve the needs of the area will be provided.
(3)
Adequate access to public streets and proper internal circulation will be provided.
(4)
Adequate sewer and water facilities will be provided.
(5)
The development will constitute a reasonable extension of the living areas in the Village and will be compatible with surrounding land uses.
(6)
Adequate safeguards will be taken to ensure that the parks and other open spaces shown on the plan are permanently reserved as parks and open spaces.
G.
Mobile home parks are permitted as conditional uses in all residential zones provided and must meet all the provisions listed as Subsection G(1) through (15) below. Mobile home parks in existence at the time of the passage of this chapter are not required to comply with Subsection G(1) through (5) below.
(1)
The minimum size of mobile homes shall be 700 square feet.
(2)
Mobile homes must be mounted on reinforced concrete pads at least six inches thick.
(3)
Mobile homes must be skirted with brick, concrete block, or other material manufactured expressly for this purpose.
(4)
Internal mobile home park streets must be at least 20 feet wide.
(5)
No mobile home shall be permitted in a mobile home park unless it is less than five years old.
(6)
The minimum size of a mobile home park shall be five acres.
(7)
The maximum number of mobile homes shall be 10 per acre.
(8)
All drives, parking areas, and walkways shall be hard surfaced.
(9)
There shall be a minimum yard setback of 30 feet at all lot lines of the mobile home park.
(10)
It shall conform to the requirements of Ch. Comm 95, Wis. Adm. Code.
(11)
No mobile home site shall be rented for a period of less than 30 days.
(12)
Each mobile home shall be separated from each other mobile home by a yard not less than 15 feet wide.
(13)
There shall be two surfaced automobile parking spaces for each mobile home.
(14)
Unless adequately screened by existing vegetative cover, it shall be screened by a temporary planting of fast-growing material, capable of reaching a height of 15 feet or more, such as hybrid poplar, and a permanent evergreen planting, such as white or Norway pine, and individual trees shall be of such a number and so arranged that within 10 years they will have formed a screen equivalent in opacity to a solid fence or wall. Such permanent planting shall be grown or maintained to a height of not less than 15 feet.
(15)
Other than mobile homes located in said mobile home parks pursuant to a conditional use permit, all other mobile homes (except those defined as manufactured homes in § 525-16) are specifically excluded from said Village and shall not be permitted for whatever purpose.
[Amended 11-11-1993]
(16)
The following provisions of Chapter 515, Subdivision of Land, of this Code also apply to mobile home parks and must be complied with:
(a)
Section 515-4A(4).
(b)
Section 515-4C.
(c)
Section 515-4D(5).
(d)
Section 515-4E.
(e)
Section 515-5A.
(f)
Section 515-5B.
(g)
Section 515-7A(1) through (5).
(h)
Section 515-7B(1) through (3).
(i)
Section 515-8A(1) through (4), (6), (11) and (13).
(j)
Section 515-8B.
H.
Travel trailer parks and campgrounds may be permitted in the Rural Development District, provided that:
(1)
The minimum size of a travel trailer park or campground shall be five acres.
(2)
The maximum number of travel trailers or campsites shall be 15 per acre.
(3)
Minimum dimensions of a travel trailer site or campsite shall be 25 feet wide by 40 feet long.
(4)
There shall be 1 1/2 automobile parking spaces for each trailer site and one for each campsite.
(5)
There shall be a minimum yard setback of 40 feet at all lot lines of the travel trailer park or campground.
(6)
It shall conform to the requirements of Ch. Comm 95, Wis. Adm. Code.
(7)
The screening provisions for mobile home parks are met.